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Agatha Christie at Delphi, September 1958
12 January 2025

Agatha Christie at Delphi, September 1958

On 12 January 1976, at the age of 86, Agatha Christie, the world's most famous and widely read crime novelist, passed away.

The creator of the iconic detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple left her mark on world literature thanks to her 66 detective novels, 14 short story collections, and her play “Mousetrap”, which holds the record for the longest-running play in modern theatre history.

The well-travelled English writer considered Greece “the most interesting country in the world”, as she declared on 29 August 1958, when she arrived in Piraeus, visiting our country for the third time. Following her statement, as recorded by To Vima newspaper on 30 August 1958, she also referred to her special relationship with Delphi:

“I visited Delphi for the first time 30 years ago and this first love of Greece remains my greatest love. That meeting with Delphi gave me many rich emotions and you cannot forget how I look forward to seeing them once again”.

Indeed, in the following days, the author travelled to Delphi, where she was captured by the camera. One of these photos from her visit to the archaeological site of Delphi was taken by the Floros brothers’ photo studio and since 2019 is included in the Museum’s photo collection since 2019.

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